diff --git a/libs/pigment/KoColor.h b/libs/pigment/KoColor.h
--- a/libs/pigment/KoColor.h
+++ b/libs/pigment/KoColor.h
@@ -44,17 +44,8 @@
 {
 
 public:
-    static void init();
-
     /// Create an empty KoColor. It will be valid, but also black and transparent
-    KoColor() {
-        const KoColor * const prefab = s_prefab;
-
-        // assert that KoColor::init was called and everything is set up properly.
-        KIS_ASSERT_X(prefab != nullptr, "KoColor::KoColor()", "KoColor not initialized yet.");
-
-        *this = *prefab;
-    }
+    KoColor();
 
     /// Create a null KoColor. It will be valid, but all channels will be set to 0
     explicit KoColor(const KoColorSpace * colorSpace);
@@ -230,8 +221,6 @@
     const KoColorSpace *m_colorSpace;
     quint8 m_data[MAX_PIXEL_SIZE];
     quint8 m_size;
-
-    static const KoColor *s_prefab;
 };
 
 Q_DECLARE_METATYPE(KoColor)
diff --git a/libs/pigment/KoColor.cpp b/libs/pigment/KoColor.cpp
--- a/libs/pigment/KoColor.cpp
+++ b/libs/pigment/KoColor.cpp
@@ -33,21 +33,35 @@
 #include "KoColorSpaceRegistry.h"
 #include "KoChannelInfo.h"
 
-const KoColor *KoColor::s_prefab = nullptr;
+#include <QGlobalStatic>
 
-void KoColor::init()
+namespace {
+
+struct DeafultKoColorInitializer
 {
-	KIS_ASSERT(s_prefab == nullptr);
-	KoColor *prefab = new KoColor(KoColorSpaceRegistry::instance()->rgb16(0));
-	prefab->m_colorSpace->fromQColor(Qt::black, prefab->m_data);
-	prefab->m_colorSpace->setOpacity(prefab->m_data, OPACITY_OPAQUE_U8, 1);
-	s_prefab = prefab;
+    DeafultKoColorInitializer() {
+        const KoColorSpace *defaultColorSpace = KoColorSpaceRegistry::instance()->rgb16(0);
+        KIS_ASSERT(defaultColorSpace);
+
+        value = new KoColor(Qt::black, defaultColorSpace);
 #ifndef NODEBUG
 #ifndef QT_NO_DEBUG
-    // warn about rather expensive checks in assertPermanentColorspace().
-	qWarning() << "KoColor debug runtime checks are active.";
+        // warn about rather expensive checks in assertPermanentColorspace().
+        qWarning() << "KoColor debug runtime checks are active.";
 #endif
 #endif
+    }
+
+    KoColor *value = 0;
+};
+
+Q_GLOBAL_STATIC(DeafultKoColorInitializer, s_defaultKoColor);
+
+}
+
+
+KoColor::KoColor() {
+    *this = *s_defaultKoColor->value;
 }
 
 KoColor::KoColor(const KoColorSpace * colorSpace)
diff --git a/libs/ui/KisApplication.cpp b/libs/ui/KisApplication.cpp
--- a/libs/ui/KisApplication.cpp
+++ b/libs/ui/KisApplication.cpp
@@ -421,10 +421,6 @@
     processEvents();
     addResourceTypes();
 
-    // now we're set up, and the LcmsEnginePlugin will have access to resource paths for color management,
-    // we can finally initialize KoColor.
-    KoColor::init();
-
     // Load all resources and tags before the plugins do that
     loadResources();
 
diff --git a/libs/widgetutils/KoResourcePaths.h b/libs/widgetutils/KoResourcePaths.h
--- a/libs/widgetutils/KoResourcePaths.h
+++ b/libs/widgetutils/KoResourcePaths.h
@@ -226,9 +226,10 @@
     static void setReady();
 
     /**
-     * Assert that all resource paths have been initialized.
+     * Return if resource paths have been initialized and users
+     * of this class may expect to load resources from the proper paths.
      */
-    static void assertReady();
+    static bool isReady();
 
 private:
 
diff --git a/libs/widgetutils/KoResourcePaths.cpp b/libs/widgetutils/KoResourcePaths.cpp
--- a/libs/widgetutils/KoResourcePaths.cpp
+++ b/libs/widgetutils/KoResourcePaths.cpp
@@ -558,7 +558,7 @@
     s_instance->d->ready = true;
 }
 
-void KoResourcePaths::assertReady()
+bool KoResourcePaths::isReady()
 {
-    KIS_ASSERT_X(s_instance->d->ready, "KoResourcePaths::assertReady", "Resource paths are not ready yet.");
+    return s_instance->d->ready;
 }
diff --git a/plugins/color/lcms2engine/LcmsEnginePlugin.cpp b/plugins/color/lcms2engine/LcmsEnginePlugin.cpp
--- a/plugins/color/lcms2engine/LcmsEnginePlugin.cpp
+++ b/plugins/color/lcms2engine/LcmsEnginePlugin.cpp
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 #include <KoResourcePaths.h>
 #include <klocalizedstring.h>
 #include <QDebug>
+#include <QApplication>
 
 #include "kis_assert.h"
 
@@ -88,7 +89,12 @@
 {
     // We need all resource paths to be properly initialized via KisApplication, otherwise we will
     // initialize this instance with lacking color profiles which will cause lookup errors later on.
-    KoResourcePaths::assertReady();
+
+    KIS_ASSERT_X(KoResourcePaths::isReady() ||
+                 (QApplication::instance()->applicationName() != "krita" &&
+                  QApplication::instance()->applicationName() != "krita.exe"),
+                 "LcmsEnginePlugin::LcmsEnginePlugin", "Resource paths are not ready yet.");
+
 
     // Set the lmcs error reporting function
     cmsSetLogErrorHandler(&lcms2LogErrorHandlerFunction);